How To Install tdb-tools on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install tdb-tools on Kali Linux. tdb-tools is Trivial Database - bundled binaries

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tdb-tools on Kali Linux.

What is tdb-tools

tdb-tools is:

This is a simple database API. It is modelled after the structure of GDBM. TDB features, unlike GDBM, multiple writers support with appropriate locking and transactions.

This package contains bundled test and utility binaries

There are three methods to install tdb-tools on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install tdb-tools Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install tdb-tools using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install tdb-tools

Install tdb-tools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install tdb-tools using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install tdb-tools

Install tdb-tools Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install tdb-tools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tdb-tools

How To Uninstall tdb-tools on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the tdb-tools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove tdb-tools

Uninstall tdb-tools And Its Dependencies

To uninstall tdb-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tdb-tools

Remove tdb-tools Configurations and Data

To remove tdb-tools configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge tdb-tools

Remove tdb-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove tdb-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tdb-tools

Dependencies

tdb-tools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install tdb-tools package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.